Automatic screw-slotting machine.



F. S. CHASE. AUTOMATIC SCREW SLOTTING MACHINE.

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FRANK S. CHASE, OF TORRINGTON, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE PROGRESSIVE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF 'TORRINGTON,CONNECTICUT, A CCRPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

Application filed April 7, 1915. Serial No. 19,683.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, FRANK S. CPiAsE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tori'ington, in the county of Litchfield, State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Screw-Slotting Machines, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters and figures of reference I marked thereon.

This invention relates to a machine automatically slotting screws, and the object is to provide a simple, etficient, durable and comparatively inexpensive machine,

which may be economically operated to produce larger quantities and a higher grade of work than have been heretofore produced by machines employed for slotting screws. To this end the invention consists of an organized screw-slotting machine, in which a plurality of intermittently rotated turrets for holding the blanks are provided, with cooperating feeding devices, gripping devices, saws and e ect1ng devices, capable respectively of joint operation or of independent operation, that is, one half of the coop erating devices may be used for slotting the screws, and the other set be idle, or both setsmay operate together.

A screw-slotting machine construction in nism operated from the main shaft of the machine, the pivoted saw frame s also swung down to operative position, and thesaw performs its work 011 the stationarilyheld screw.

While tie screw-slotting machine con- 1 hopper mto a plurality of revolving screwreceiving heads or turrets, in which latter structed in accordance with this invention has been especially designed with aview of Specification of Letters Patent.

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' showing one of the slotting saws in operative position;

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slotting very small machine screws, it is to be understood that I do not wish to be limited to such use.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved automatic screw-slotting machine;

Fig. 2'is a planview of the same, showing one of the slotting mechanisms removed, and the operating parts in dotted lines beneath the bed plate;

a Fig. Me a side elevation partly in section,

Fig. 3 is a detail of the slotting saw mechanism;

Fig. 3 is a detail of the turret cam;

I F ig." 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view through one of the rotating turret heads, with the feeding chute leading thereto in elevation;

Fig. 5 is a detail plan of the feeding chute,

' showing howitmaybe adjusted for screws of different diameters;

Fig. 5 is a detail section on line 55 of Fig. 6 is an enlarged plan view of the turrot-rotating mechanism'and the cams for opcrating the gripping and slotting mechanisms;

' Fig. 7 is a horizontal sectional view through the main driving shaft, showing both clutch mechanisms out of engagement;

Figs. 8 and 9 are details of the cams for operating the gripping and slotting mechanisms, in difi'erent positions;

Fig.'10 is a detail perspective view of the gripping mechanism showing the manner in -which the screw is gripped and held firmly while the slotting is taking place;

Fig. 11 is an enlarged sectional view-of the plunger or rod that grips the screw and holds it in the recess in the turret while it is being slotted.

The successive operations that take place will be described in detail, but a brief outline is as follows:

The screws are first fed from a suitable Referrin to the drawin s the numeral 1 indicates a bed plate, upon which is mounted for rotation, the revolving screw-receiving heads or turrets.

This bed plate 1, as herein shown, is supported upon suitable legs or standards 2, but it may be supported so as to permit of its eing secured to a bench or other foundation of that character, as found most convenient. The plate, however, is disposed at an angle to its support, the purpose being that the 'screw blanks by the action of gravity be more readily fed into the receiving turrets, than if not so disposed. The angle is suflicient for perfect gravitation of the screw through the feed chute into the turret head hereinafter described.

' Turret mechanism.

Referring to Fig. 4, each turret head 3 comprises a body portion or foundation 4, secured to the bed plate 1 by the countersunk screws 5. I

Revolving upon the reduced part 6 of this foundation 4 is a disk 7, provided at regular intervals around its periphery with recesses 8, adapted to receive the screw-holding chucks 9.

The screw-holding chucks are firmly held in their respective recesses in the disk 7 by screws 10, and are provided with pockets or V-shaped notches 11 extending the depth of the chuck, which are adapted to receive approximately one-half of the screw, as shown in Fig. 11, while undergoing the several operations.

A shaft 12 extends through the foundation 4 and has keyed to its reduced upper end 14, the said disk 7.

A nut 15 and lock nut 16 are provided upon the further reduced end of the shaft 12, to hold in place the disk 7. Loosely mounted for rotation upon the shaft 12 is the disk 17 having a portion of its periphcry provided with teeth 18, which mesh with corresponding teeth upon a pivoted segment 30, hereinafter described and shown in Fig. 6.

.lhe toothed disk 17 has fastened to its under face an operating pawl 19, adapted to engage and rotate a ratchet wheel 20, keyed to the shaft 12. Referring to Fig. (3, it will be seen that this operating pawl 19 is held in engagement with the ratchet 20 by the spring 21 secured to the disk 17.

The shaft 12 has an enlarged head, as at 23, which prevents the dropping or otherwise displacement of the parts carried thereby.

Cooperating with the operating pawl 19 is a locking pawl 24, pivoted on the under side of the bed plate 1, as at 25, which carries an extension 26 in which latter is secured an adjusting screw 27. This adjusting screw 27 is provided with a lock nut 28,

'so that it may be held securely after being once set for operation.

The purpose of this locking pawl 24 is to prevent back motion of the ratchet wheel 20 after being moved by the operating pawl 19.

This pawl 24 is, upon the rotation of the ratchet wheel 20, thrown out'of engagement therewith, but upon the completion of the travel of the segment 30, which meshes with the toothed disk 17, hereinbefore referred 1 to, as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 6, the

locking pawl 24 will be immediately forced into engagement with the ratchet wheel 20, by reason of the lug 29 carried by the segment 30, contacting with the screw, held in the extension 26 of the locking pawl 24. This pawl 24 when so forced into engage ment, will firmly lock theratchet wheel 20 against any possible rotation, and in so doing prevent any dislodgment of the screws that are being gripped and slotted.

The segment 30 hereinbefore referred to, is pivotally mounted on the under side of the bed plate 1 at 31, see Figs. 4 and 6, and is provided with the roller 32, rotatably secured to said segment. This roller contacts with the face of a cam 40.

The segment 30 is formed with an extension33, provided with a pin 34. Interposed between this said pin 34 and an abutment 35 secured to thebed plate is a spring 36, the purpose of which is to always insure a positive action, whereby the roller 32 carried by the segment 30 is forced against the face of the cam 40, and rendered operative thereon.

A spring tensioning device 37 passes through the abutment and regulates the pressure of the roll-er upon the cam surface. A sleeve 38 encircles the spring 36, and keeps the same in alinement with the projecting pins of the segment and the abutment depending from the bed-plate.

The cam upon which the roller 32 operates, as heretofore mentioned, is indicated at 40. This cam is provided with the surface 41, which carries the roller 32 to hold the segment 30 in the position shown in Fig. 6 while riding thereon. When the roller enters 'tively,

"the set "screw 60. The' 'sc'r completed 1ts movement of-driving the turret, it forces the locking'pawl 24: into position, the spring retracts the segment, thus allowing the'loose diskl7 to turn and withdraw pawl l9.

Secured tothe main body portion or foundation of the turret 3 upon the outstanding lugs la, is a screw-retaining guard 4:5, ar-

ranged half way around the turret. This is composed of two sections respecwhich abut against the sides of the containing the screwas best shown in guard cylindrical casing gripping rod or plunger, Fig. 11'.

A flat plate forming a top retaining guard i6 may be fitted over the heads of the screw while in transit, said plate being suitably secured to the guard-retainingsections.

The V-ch'ucks or screw-receiving pockets 9, which are fitted within the cut out places 8 in the revolving turret, are held there by screws 10, whichare countersunk into the chuck, as shown in Fig. 4:. These chucks or screw-receiving pockets can bereadily removed and different size pockets or Vs, be substituted, depending, of course, upon the diameter of the screws being slotted.

Gripping mechanism.

Takingup now this mechanism, and referring particularly to Figs. 10 and 11', the numeral 48 designates a block slidably mounted within an adjustable bearing block 49, adjustably secured tothe bed plate by screws 132, 133 and elongated slots 13f. To this said bearing block 49 is secured a plate 50, through which pass the'adjusting screws 51 and 52, one of which ismade fast to the block 48, and the other "one simply'bearing against the block. By this arrangement, an adjustment is provided for the bearing block l8, to vary the position of the gripper, and by the adjustment of the bearing block 4:9, the position of the slotting saw may be varied.

Each sliding block 48 is provided with a cylindrical outstanding sleeved extension 53, said extension being reduced as at 5i, and still further reduced to a flat surface 55, where the screw is gripped, see Fig. 10.

' Mounted within this cylindrical casing or sleeve extension 53, is a gripping rod or plunger 56, having at one end an enlarged head 57 adapted to project beyond the casing 53, and be engaged by one arm of an angular lever 58, hereafter head of the plunger or rod is provided with i a flattened surface 59,againstwhich bears described. This enlarged ew is so positioned as toafiord a perfect reciprocation of the rod or plunger, and at the same time prevent it from becoming turned, so that it would not properly hold the screw to be slotted by the saw, shown in Fig. 10.

A spring 61 is interposed between the enlarged head 57 of this rod or plunger, and a shoulder 62 formed within the casing 53, and serves to restore the said gripping-rod or plunger, thus releasing the screw and setting the plunger or rod for anotherroperation. This rod or plunger 56 is formed with a notch 64, for gripping the screws as they are being slotted, as shown in Fig. 11, and it is also provided with beveled faces 65, adapted to fit the angle of the notch or V- pocket carried in the turret, should for any reason or cause whatever, a screw miss being properly positioned in its respective pocket.

The lever 58 hereinbefore referred to", is pivoted upon the sliding block 48 at 66, and normally rests upon the vertical springplunger connection 67, see Fig. 10. This spring plunger connection 67 is interposed between the lever 58 and one arm 68 of a bell crank lever 69, mounted on the under side of the bed plate 1.

The connection consists of an outer sleeve 70, into which is slidingly fitted a plunger 71. This plunger 71 carries a pin 7 2, which fits within a depression in the under side of the lever 58. A. spring is placed within the sleeve 70, and yieldingly forces the respective pins into their respective seats or depressions. A pin 73 is fitted into thelowermost end of the outer sleeve, and engages a depression in the arm of the bell crank lever The bell crank lever 69 is pivoted between ears depending from the under side of the bed plate, and carries upon its depending arm a roller 74 adapted to engage a cam 75 secured upon'a hub section carried by the main shaft, see Fig. 10.

The roller 74 is pivoted in the ears of the arm 76 of the bell crank lever, and is held in engagement with the cam surface by the action of the spring contained within the yielding connection hereinbefore described. This gripping cam 75 soreferred to because of its action, and as differentiated from another cam to be described later, is secured to the hub section 77, that is, mounted upon the main shaft, by means of screws, as shown in Figs. 7, 8 and 9.

The gripping cam 7 5, the contour of which is shown in full lines in Figs. 8 and 9 and also Fig. 10, and in which firstjview (Fig. 8) the gripping roller 7% is shown as releasing the screw-gripping rod or plunger, is provided with a sudden depression (9, into Winch the roller 7-1 is forced when the screw is to be released, after it has been slotted, This roller 7.404sallowed to pass along a/reduced part of, the cam during the period that the turret or head moves one step; when, upon completion of such step, It rides upon the surface 80, thus gradually allowing the screw to be gripped by the rod or plunger. As shown in Fig. 9 the roller is out of its depression on its respective cam, and is riding with gripping surface 81 of the cam.

The power mechanism will now be clescribed, i. e., the manner in which the several mechanisms are caused to operate under certain conditions. The main shaft 82 is journaled in bearings 90 secured to the un der side of the bed plate 1 by means of bolts 91. One end of the main shaft projectsthrough the end leg support 2 of the frame, and at one end has fixed to it a grooved pulley 92, that may be connected to any suitable lubricating device, not shown.

To the other end of the main shaft is keyed a gear 93, which meshes with a small gear or pinion 94, keyed to a stud shaft 95. On. this same stud shaft 95 is fixed a larger gear 90, adapted to mesh with a small gear 97. loosely mounted on the main shaft. This small gear is fastened tight to the stepped grooved pulleys 98, both of which rotate freely upon the main shaft.

This train of gearing permits of a more powerful operation of the machine, and is particularly adapted to cases where small round belting is found to be the most satisfactory for driving purposes. Small round belting is used throughout the machine, and serves a two-fold purpose, viz., a less floor space is required than in the case of the large fiat belts, and the round belt can be repaired in much less time than the flat belt. The grooved pulleys used are particularly cut for receiving the round belting, and are capable of delivering the same degree of power that much larger flat pulleys would produce.

T he slotting mechanism.

Taking up now the description of the slotting mechanism, the numeral 100 designates a slotting saw mounted upon one end of a shaft 101. The saw 100 is held between the collars 102 and a nut threaded upon the shaft as at 103.

The shaft 101 is journaled in a sleeve 104, upon the forward end of the pivoted saw frame 105, and is provided with a cone hearing, so that the wear may be taken up.

Upon the opposite end of the shaftis keyed a pinion 100, which meshes with a similar pinion 107, mounted upon the stud shaft 108. The pinion 106 is held in place bv the nuts 109. The pinion 107 is keyed to a slceve or bushinglll, which is free to r0- tate upon the stud shaft 108. To the other end of this sleeve or bushing 111 is secured the grooved pulley 112,1 around which passes the driving belt, from which the power to operate the slotting saw is derived.

second grooved pulley 113 is loosely mounted upon the stud the grooved pulley 112. This second grooved pulley 113 is adapted to receive the driving belt 114, when the slotting saw is to, be stopped, thus permitting of convenient shifting of the belt by hand, and without the aid of other mechanisms.

The stud shaft 108 is held in the adjustable bearing blocks 49, hereinbeforereferred to, by means of the set screws 115. Pivoted between the ears 46 of the adjustable bearing block 19 is the saw frame 105. The saw frame is best shown in Fig. 3, and consists of a rearwardly projecting arm 117, adapted to receive a screw-threaded pin. 118, in the lower end of which I round head of the rod connection 119, to be described presently.

The saw frame is also provided with a downwardly projecting lug 120, which-engages a spring 121, held in the recess 123 of the adjustable bearing block 49. The purpose of this is to immediately lift the saw out of the screw blanks that have been slotted, when the slot is finished. This is done by means of the rod connection 119, the

lower end of which is seated within the extension 124 of the lever or'bell crank 125, see Fig. 3.

This bell crank lever 12:"). is pivoted in suitable ears-of a bracket secured to the under side, of the bed plate, and carries bee. tween ears on its other arm extension 126,

a roller 127 adapted to operate upon the cam 128, see Figs. 3, 7, 8 and 9.

As shown in Fig. 8, the roller is opera ting in the depression spring 123 contained in the adjustable hearing block, has caused the saw to lift to a nonslotting position. The moment the roller 127 is caused to ride upon the surface of the cam as at 130, the saw is brought into operative position upon the head of the screw to he slotted. A continued operating of the roller upon the cam surface will allow the saw after the screw has been slotted, to be returned for the next operation.

The saw-slotting cam so called, is similar in construction to the gripping cam 7 5, so termed as above stated, that is, it is held upon the hub section by screws, in the same manner as hereinbefore described.

By this arrangement of parts, it will be seen that an adjustment of the rod connection 119 by means of the threaded pin or stud 118 will vary the depth of the slot to be cut, depending, of course, upon the size and shape of the head of the screw being slotted.

Openings 131 are provided in the bed plate and oil-projecting boxes are secured shaft and adjacent latter is mounted the 129, and by reason of the ,turret.

about the same, so as to prevent any splash nism below.

ing block 49, as shown in Fig.3, it is sen cured to the hcd"plate"1 by thescrews 132 and 133. thel'former passing down l through i the hearing block nto the'bed plate fromthe top, and the latter passingfup through" the ,Lateral bed plate into the bearing block, slots 131 areprovided'for both screws, thus permitting the bearing block with relation to' Feeding mechanism;

The feeding mechanisrnfnow to be described is in duplicate also, l ke reference characters being applied tohoth.

thescrewsto be Slotted.

1. 2, 4 and 5) which hopper may be ofany desired construction s'uitable forf the purpose, in which is revoluhly mounted a brush 136, adapted thereof, and screws that have been simply tossed into the hopper, into a slotted'chute'1'3i, formed between two adjusting arms 138. of a bar 139, see Figs. 2 and15., .This ban is slid into the; hopper so that it lies flush with the bottom of it,j-andextends. outwardly and downwardly intov close proximity to the revolving turret 3. it being heldintoposition by the supporting frame' 140 of the hopper casting. This mechanism constitutes the feed chute, from which thescr'ews are discharged into the turret. a

At the lower ends of the .arm 138 of the bar 139 are positioned lugs 140, the purpose of which is to prevent raising of thefarms of the bar from its supportingjfram'e. Inimediately above thesesecuring' lugs are ad justing screws 1422', so positioned asto regulate the width. of thescreW-receiVing slot according to the diameters of the screws being slotted. i

A bar 143 is mounted just aboveithis slot, and is adapted to, rest uponthe heads'of the screwsas theyare feeding down into the I This bar preventslany. jostling or dislodgrnent of the screws, and, in con sequence, any clogging or other'impairing of the machine. This bar 1431 is held in place by the headedpinl l, engaging the forked opening 145 in the standard'146 secured to the side of the supporting frame feasting,

and a nut on the endlthe'ieo'fQ This construction permits. of either a rigid or. loose action of meter" on the heads of the screws. v

The brush the i is adapted tosweep the ..sam1e",j andf is. .fnounted on the ends of ashaft 14$ that passes up through, the hopper standard. support, see

Fig. 3. 'To the lower end of theshafFHS to be adjusted It consists of a scrcwreceiving hop'per135, 'see1F1gs;l

to sweep thefbottoin and sides at the same time positionthe depth.

is secured a gear 150. Meshing with this gear 150 is a pinion 151, keyed to the upper endof a shaft 152, which is journaled in the bracket. Y

On the opposite'end of this shaft 152 is a glooved pulley 15 1, around wh Passes a a belt 155, from the grooved hub section 77 on themain shatt, hereinbefore referred to. By this mechanism, the brushes are afforded a slow movement within the hopper, sufficient, however, to properly position the screws that are to feed through the chute into'the turrets.

Secured toYthe front of the bed plate is a standard 158, from which project fingers 159, that engage the screw after it has been slotted, and eject the same into a suitable receptacle 160, held with the drip pan 161 at the front of the machine.

The hub. section 77 hereinbefore referred to, is loosely mounted upon the main shaft 82, and carries at its inner end one half of a clutch mechanism 83. Keyed to the main dIlVG, shaft is the mating half of this clutch section with which the other halt is adapted to mesh. This half 8-1 is provided with an annular groove, .in which works a roller 87, as shown in Figs; Ther'oller 8? is carried by the hand lever, which is pivoted beneath the bed plate at 89, and extends forwardly within easy reach ot the operator. By this construction, it. will be obvious that one or both of the twin slotters may be operated.

Vith the several mechanisms described, the operation of the twin slotting machine is as follmvs:

Primarily the screws are tossed into the hoppers, promiscuously, and allowed to adjust themselves bymeans of the rotating brushes, until they assume a vertical position in the feed chutes, as shown in Fig. 4, from whence they are successively seated within their respectivechuck pockets in the revolving turrets. In this position they are transmitted one quarter of a turn to a point where the gripping rod or plunger, by reason of its co-acting parts, as hereinbefore described, firmly holds the screws in place. Simultaneously the slotting saws and their co-acting parts, as above stated, are forced into engagement with the head of the screws that arebeing firmly held, and are allowed .to gradually cut a slot therein the desired Upon the completion of the slotting, the screws are again transmitted another 'quarter' turn, and are then eject-ed into a eommon receptacle.

Ashereinbefore stated, my improvedma- I g and I do not ivish to be understood as liniitiiiginyself ti twin action entirelyl 6 and 2, in dotted lines.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that an eflicient, durable and economical machine of the twin slotter type is provided, inwhich screw blanks of different sizes are readily slotted at a very high rate of speed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an organized multiple machine for slotting screws, a plurality of adjacent oppositely rotating turrets provided with chucks for holding screws to be slotted, a plurality of slotting saws, and gripping devices for the screws, a driving shaft for operating said mechanism, and operative connections between the driving shaft and the plurality of mechanisms, whereby the latter may be operated in unison or independently.

2. A twin screw-slotting multiple machine comprising two adjacent oppositely rotating heads or turrets,each having a series of pockets or recesses for receiving screws, a gripping mechanism for each turret to clamp and hold the screws in place, pivoted saw frames each carrying a slotting saw, and means operated from the main shaft to operate both sets of mechanisms simultaneously or independently.

' 3. In combination, the turret having recesses for the blanks and means for imparting to the turret a step-by-step movement, including a pivoted toothed segment with means for oscillating it, a loosedisk on the turret shaft, and a ratchet fast thereon, said loose disk having teeth meshing with the toothed segment and carrying apawl engaging and driving the ratchet, in one movement, and a locking pawl for engaging the ratchet and holding it while the segment and loose disk are returning 'into normal position to impart motion to the turret, said locking pawl being pivoted to the machine frame and having an extension located in the path of movement of the pivoted segment and engaged and forced into operative locking position by said segment in its operating movement, Y

4. In combination, the turret having recesses for the blanks and means for imparting to the turret a step-by-step movement including a pivoted toothed segment with meansfor oscillating it, a loose disk on the turret shaft, and a ratchet fastthereon, said loose disk having teeth meshing with the toothed segment'and carrying a pawl engaging and driving the ratchet in one movement, and a locking pawl for engaging the ratchet and holding it while the segment and loose diskare returning to normal position to impart motion to the turret, said locking pawl being pivoted to the machine frame and having gin-extension rovided with an adjustable abutment, an located in the path of movement of the pivoted segment, andengaged and forced into operative position by said segment in its operatlng movement.

5.In a machine of the. character de-f scribed, the rotating turret and means for imparting step-bystep movement thereto, comprising the pivoted segment carrying a roller engaging an operating cam and having a spring interposed between the segment and the frame to normally hold the roller against the cam face, a lock ng pawl engaged by the segment in one movement to be driven into locking engagement with the turret to hold the same. I V

,6. In a machine of the character described,-

the rotating turret and means for imparting step-by-stcp movement thereto, comprising the pivoted segment'carrying a roller engaging an operating cam, and having a spring interposed between the segment and the frame to normally hold the roller against the cam face, a locking'pawl engaged by the segment in'one movement to be driven into locking engagement with the turret to hold the same, a shaft supporting the turret, a loose disk driven by the segment, and a fast ratchet driven by a pawl connection with the loose disk.

7. In combination with the turret havin recesses for holding the blanks, a spring-1 retracted gripping tool, an adjustable support therefor, and means for operating the gripping tool comprising a pivoted lever engaging said tool, and operatively connected to the driving shaf.

8. In combination with the turret having recesses for holding the blanks, a springrecesses for holding the blanks, a gripping tool for holding the blanks in the recesses, and means for operating the same comprising a pivoted lever operatively engaging the tool and also operatively connected to the driving shaft, said connections to the driving shaft including a spring plunger and a. bell cranklever, the latter engaging atone end the spring plunger and at the other end engaging a cam on the driving shaft.

10. In the herein described apparatus, a gripping tool and means for operating the same, including pivoted levers with interposed resilient connections. i

11. In the herein described apparatus, a, gripping tool, a pivoted lever operating the same, a lever for imparting movemcnt to said pivoted ,lever, and a'yielding connection between the two levers. I

12. In the herein described apparatus, a gripping tool, a pivoted lever operating the same, a lever for imparting movement to said pivoted lever, a yielding connection between the two levers, and a spring controlling the gripping tool.

13. In the herein described apparatus, a driving shaft, in combination with the turret having recesses for the blanks to be operated upon, a normally retracted gripping tool, an adjustable block carrying a supporting sleeve therefor, a lever pivoted to said adjustable block and adapted to operate the gripping tool in one direction, a spring plunger between the lever, and one end of a bell crank lever, of which the other end is in engagement with the driving shaft.

14. In the herein described apparatus, a driving shaft, a gripping tool and means for operating the same including the spring plunger mechanism including the plunger 71 and pin 72, the outer sleeve 70 with the pin 73 and connections between the upper end of the plunger and the gripping tool and the lower end of the plunger and the driving shaft.

15. In the herein described apparatus, a driving shaft, a gripping tool and means for operating the same including the spring plunger mechanism including the plunger 71 and pin 72, the outer sleeve 70 with the pin '73, and connections between the upper end of the plunger and the gripping tool and the lower end of the plunger and the driving shaft, said connections between the upper end of the plunger and the gripping tool including a pivoted lever with a recess to receive the pin 72, and the connections between the lower end of the plunger and the driving shaft including a bell crank lever with a recess for the pin 73.

16. The reciprocating gripping tool, the pivoted lever 58 bearing at one end thereon, a resilient plunger mechanism bearing on the lever, a lever on which the resilient plunger rests, and means for operating said lever to transmit to the gripping tool the gripping motion without undue shock.

13'. In combination with the rotating turret having recesses for the blanks, an adjustable support, a gripping tool mounted thereon, with means for operating it against spring pressure, to grip the blanks in the recesses, a pivoted slotting saw frame, and means for operating the turret, gripping tool and saw frame in proper sequence.

18. In combination with the gripping tool supported on an adjustable block, the pivoted saw frame supported on an adjustable block, on which latter the gripping tool supporting-block is adjustable.

19. In combination with the spring-pressed pivoted saw frame, an adjustable block supporting the same, a spring-pressed gripping tool and a block supporting the same, said block being adjustable on the saw frame block.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK S. CHASE.

Witnesses:

FRANK R. WARNER, WARNER MAINE.

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